Chapter 73:End this charade

(Scarlett's POV) "Scarlett!" Daniel's voice blasted through my phone like a clumsy war horn, anger dripping from every syllable. "You need to leave the Northern territories. Now!" I didn’t even try to hide my amusement. Leaning back in my chair, I lazily twirled a strand of hair, the grin on my face firmly planted. "And why exactly would I do that?" His breath hitched, his frustration almost tangible through the phone. "Your presence here is poison. You're endangering everything—Grace’s recovery, the unity of the pack—everything!" "Really?" I replied, tone dripping with sarcasm. "And here I thought the Winter Pack was perfectly capable of ruining itself without me." "Stop toying with me!" he bellowed, his voice rising. "Every time you're near Grace, her condition worsens! You can't deny the pattern!" The grin vanished from my face in an instant. That line—throwing Grace’s health at me as a weapon—ignited something cold and sharp in my gut. I tightened my grip on the phone, my voi